Bulin
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The verdict
“Bulin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils in einer speziellen Art gefertigt (durch ein Auge gestecktes Ende wird mit dem anderen Ende umschlungen und wieder zurückgeholt)
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Index DE-bulin · Bulin · German
Bulin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bulin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bulin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bulin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils in einer speziellen Art gefertigt (durch ein Auge gestecktes Ende wird mit dem anderen Ende umschlungen und wieder zurückgeholt)".
Bulin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bulin, spelled B-U-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1fest verschlungener Teil eines Fadens oder Seils in einer speziellen Art gefertigt (durch ein Auge gestecktes Ende wird mit dem anderen Ende umschlungen und wieder zurückgeholt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bulin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der einfache Bulin ist als Anseilknoten nicht zu empfehlen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.